#b4a3c4

Color #b4a3c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a3c4

RGB

rgb(180, 163, 196)

HSL

hsl(270.9, 21.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.9, 16.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(69.39, 12.44, -14.63)

LCH

lch(69.39, 19.2, 310.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0503, 308.3)

HWB

hwb(270.9, 63.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c4a3

Analogous

#a3a3c4

#b4a3c4

#c4a3c4

Triadic

#b4a3c4

#c4b4a3

#a3c4b4

Split-complementary

#b4a3c4

#c4c4a3

#a3c4a3

Tetradic

#b4a3c4

#c4a3b3

#b3c4a3

#a3c4b4

Square

#b4a3c4

#c4a3a3

#b3c4a3

#a3c4c4

Shades

Color #b4a3c4 mixed toward black.

#967fad

#785d92

#5a466d

#3c2f49

#1e1724

Tints

Color #b4a3c4 mixed toward white.

#c1b2ce

#cdc2d8

#dad1e2

#e6e0eb

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b4a3c4 mixed toward gray.

#b4a6c1

#b4a8bf

#b4abbc

#b4aeb9

#b4b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbd · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#aeafbb · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b3b7b5 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a3c4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b4a3c4 (#b4a3c4) is rgb(180, 163, 196) in RGB.

No, #b4a3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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